A picture paints a thousand lies: On truth and war photographyWar news photography has never just been about capturing a moment in time
![Doctored: The combat filed in this Vietnam War photo by François Sully appears to have been expanded, and the position of some soldiers changed. (François Sully, Untitled [Vietnam], 16 July 1962. The Black Star Collection, Ryerson Image Centre.)](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.macleans.ca%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2FMAC37_ART_OF_WAR_GALLERY_POST05.jpg&w=3840&q=80)